Ipod Mini battery borked, should i buy a replacement?

pinkacidbootson · 20 Sep 2006 at 18:42

My ipod mini keeps losing its charge after about 10 mins of music playback, but then recharges itself when i reset it, and loses its charge again. So i have come to the conclusion that the battery is dead....
I had a look on the Apple website and it costs £75 :eek:

to get it sorted out by Apple, but i see on ebay there are replacement batteries which come with tools to install yourself. These cost just £10!
So is a replacement battery worth buying and installing? They even offer more capacity than the standard battery, but i was just wondering if there are any issues with non-official batteries?

Phoenix211 · 20 Sep 2006 at 21:44

presume it voids your warrenty but tbh, £75 is a bit steep.

pinkacidbootson · 20 Sep 2006 at 22:13

Warranty has run out anyway... i found a battery that offers 55% more capacity also for £10, so its looking very attrative to me atm.

Caged · 20 Sep 2006 at 22:16

Buy the eBay battery and change it yourself. What's the most you'll lose - £10. You gain a 4GB microdrive if it doesn't work as well.

Skunkworks · 21 Sep 2006 at 02:13

Yeah, I'd give it a go. The thing is pretty useless and worthless in the state it's in.

pinkacidbootson · 30 Sep 2006 at 23:36

I bought a new battery and it works great, but unfortunately the ribbon connecting the click wheel to the motherboard was damaged slightly

now the click wheel doesn't work!

New click wheels cost £30, so its going on ebay now